Art Mulder

Art has been messing around in the shop since he was a kid, as his father was a carpenter with a garage full of tools.Â But he has been pursuing woodworking as a hobby since 1995, and writing about it for Canadian Home Workshop magazine since 2004.

Most of his projects are inspired by different needs that arise at home.Â Â Art loves the design process;Â working through several plans to make sure a project fits the goals, as well as the location.

He favours both Mission and Shaker style furniture, and likes to work with contrasting woods, such as maple and cherry.

Recent Articles and Blog Posts

I suspect that all woodworkers love getting new tools. Opening the box, putting the parts together, trying out the tool-maybe even reading the owner's manual. But for those who work in a small shop, that excitement of getting a...

I've been working with computers for more than 20 years. But I still usually reach for a pencil and paper when sketching a project idea. Cost and complexity have been the main reasons I've stayed away from computer-aided design...